Nova Scotia Archaeology
Special
Places Protection Act
The Nova Scotia
legislation governing the "Preservation, Regulation and Study of
Archaeological and Historical Remains and Paleontological and Ecological
Sites."
Archaeological Land
Trust of Nova Scotia
The Archaeological Land Trust of Nova
Scotia is dedicated to protecting one of Nova Scotia’s most precious
non-renewable resources – archaeological sites - for all Nova Scotians. To
achieve this goal, ALTNS pursues land ownership, conservation easements and
cooperative agreements with landowners. ALTNS works with landowners to protect
significant archaeological sites throughout the province.
Archaeology at
Grand-Pré
The current archaeological
research program at Grand-Pré, now in its fifth season, is a
collaborative effort between The Société
Promotion Grand-Pré,
Parks Canada, and Saint Mary's University. The project, directed by
Jonathan Fowler, is a field school that offers undergraduate students an opportunity
to learn archaeological methods in a hands-on environment.
Nova
Scotia Museum
The Nova Scotia Museum's
Archaeology site has information on the Special Places Protection
Act, which regulates the protection and excavation of archaeological sites,
as well as information on archaeology in Nova Scotia and the history of our
province.
Mersey Heritage
Society
Queen's County, Nova Scotia.
“Helping to Protect Queens
County's Heritage
Resources.”
Industrial
Heritage Nova Scotia
Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia (IHNS) was founded in 1996 to bring
together people interested in the preservation and interpretation of Nova Scotia's rich
industrial past. This group meets to present and discuss our common
history, visit sites and undertake site recording using archaeological
techniques. Industrial heritage consists of the remains of industrial
culture which are of historical, technological, social, architectural or
scientific value. IHNS is also interested in industrial archaeology, an
interdisciplinary method for studying documents, artefacts, human
settlements and landscapes created for or by industrial processes. With the
members interests being many and varied, IHNS tries to provide a congenial forum to
engage anyone interested in industrial heritage and archaeology.
Birchtown
Archaeology
Birchtown, Nova Scotia, is important in the
cultural history of all descendants of the Black Loyalists, African
American and African Canadian Peoples. The Black Loyalist Experience is
commemorated by the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
The Black Loyalist settlers began to establish themselves here in 1783. In
an effort to rediscover this place, its people and their history,
archaeological investigations have been carried out since 1993. The Black Loyalist Heritage Society
has been largely responsible for this work and has taken on a primary role
in the research and documentation of Birchtown's settlers and their
descendants. The website is designed as a gateway to the archaeology of
this Black Loyalist community, the remains of the homes and objects left
behind at Birchtown and the stories they have to tell us about what the
lives of the Black Loyalists were like.
Canadian Archaeology
Canadian
Archaeology Association
Colony of Avalon
The colony of
Avalon was founded by George Calvert, later Lord Baltimore, in
1621. Archaeologists have uncovered over a million artefacts to date – gold
rings, Portuguese ceramics and other unusual objects – as well as a smithy,
a stone-walled well, a sea-flushed privy and the "prettie street"
described in very early accounts. There is evidence of earlier occupations
by Beothuk Indians and Basque fishermen. You can tour the site, which is
located in Ferryland, Newfoundland.
World Archaeology
World
Archaeological Congress
WAC seeks to promote interest in the past in all countries, to encourage
the development of regionally-based histories and to foster international
academic interaction. It is committed to the scientific investigation of
the past, ethical archaeological practice and the protection of cultural
heritage worldwide. It supports the empirical investigation and
appreciation of the political contexts within which research is conducted
and interpreted, and promotes dialogue and debate among advocates of
different views of the past.
Society for
Historical Archaeology
Historical Archaeology is the study of the material remains of past
societies that also left behind historical documentary evidence. This
subfield of archaeology studies the emergence, transformation, and nature
of the Modern World.
Archaeological
Institute of America
The Archaeological Institute of
America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization
devoted to the world of archaeology with nearly 250,000 members and
subscribers belonging to more than 100 local AIA societies in the United
States, Canada, and overseas, united by a shared passion for archaeology
and its role in furthering human knowledge.
San Felice
Archaeological Research Project
The San Felice Archaeological Research Project is the archaeological
investigation of a Roman imperial landholding in modern Puglia
(ancient Apulia). The project, which began
in the summer of 2004, is directed
by Dr. Hans vanderLeest of Mount Allison University
(Canada) and Dr. Myles
McCallum of Saint Mary's University (Canada). The project seeks to
better understand the nature of imperial properties in southern Italy,
including their architectural layout, economic function, and organization.
Academia
Saint
Mary's University
Archaeology is taught at SMU in Halifax
through the Anthropology department; field schools are offered most
summers.
St Francis
Xavier University
Archaeology is also taught through the Anthropology department at St. FX in
Antigonish.
Archaeology Field Schools
Saint
Mary's University runs local field schools each summer, and often
runs an international field school as well.
Trent
University runs an annual field school in Belize
focusing on Mayan archaeology.
University of
Calgary field schools in Alberta
and Antigua
University
of Hawaii runs several field schools in Hawaii,
Easter Island, and Guam.
The AIA also offers a comprehensive online list
of field schools offered through Universities and other
organizations worldwide.
